In another sign the bad blood between Disney and Gov. Ron DeSantis is long over, as the Governor appointed Walt Disney World President Jeff Vahle to the University of Central Florida Board of Trustees .

Vahle’s appointment requires Senate confirmation.

The Board of Trustees, whose members aren’t paid, is an influential body tasked with overseeing UCF’s educational programs, finances, personnel and more.

DeSantis infamously feuded with Disney in 2022 when the entertainment giant spoke against a parental rights in education law that critics dubbed “Don’t Say Gay.”

The Republican-led Legislature then passed laws targeting Disney, including one that allowed DeSantis to appoint new members onto Disney World’s governing board that oversees the resort’s infrastructure and emerge

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